FNUS75 KGJT 281043
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
443 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE LATEST WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL KEEP SNOW
ONGOING OVER THE PARK RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS SHORTWAVE TROUGH
WILL APPROACH THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING GOOD INSTABILITY AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED THUNDER. TUESDAY WILL BE BETWEEN SYSTEMS...
THEREFORE DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS OR CONVECTIVE
                    SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........AROUND MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL UNTIL MID-MORNING...
                    THEN LIFTING TO 5000-7000 FEET AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110328.STORM.01/GJT